Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 6

           Isthislifetimesupposedtobeonlyaboutduty?Inthisdarkperiodofloss,didIneedanyjustificationforlearningItalianotherthanthatitwastheonlythingIcouldimaginebringingmeanypleasurerightnow?Anditwasn’tthatoutrageousagoal,anyway,towanttostudyalanguage.It’snotlikeIwassaying,atagethirty-two,"IwanttobecometheprincipalballerinafortheNewYorkCityBallet."Studyingalanguageissomethingyoucanactuallydo.SoIsignedupforclassesatoneofthosecontinuingeducationplaces(otherwiseknownasNightSchoolforDivorcedLadies).Myfriendsthoughtthiswashilarious.MyfriendNickasked,"WhyareyoustudyingItalian?Sothat-justincaseItalyeverinvadesEthiopiaagain,andisactuallysuccessfulthistime-youcanbragaboutknowingalanguagethat’sspokenintwowholecountries?"

           ButIlovedit.Everywordwasasingingsparrow,amagictrick,atruffleforme.Iwouldsloshhomethroughtherainafterclass,drawahotbath,andliethereinthebubblesreadingtheItaliandictionaryaloudtomyself,takingmymindoffmydivorcepressuresandmyheartache.Thewordsmademelaughindelight.Istartedreferringtomycellphoneasilmiotelefonino("myteensylittletelephone").IbecameoneofthoseannoyingpeoplewhoalwayssayCiao!OnlyIwasextraannoying,sinceIwouldalwaysexplainwherethewordciaocomesfrom.(Ifyoumustknow,it’sanabbreviationofaphraseusedbymedievalVenetiansasanintimatesalutation:Sonoilsuoschiavo!Meaning:"Iamyourslave!")Justspeakingthesewordsmademefeelsexyandhappy

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